Consumer tip for the week of July 15, 2014

Don't fall for jury duty scams

You get a call from a person who says he is with the Jury Commissioner's Office or the Sheriff's Office. The person states that you failed to report for jury duty and threatens you with an arrest warrant for failing to honor the jury summons.

You are told you must go to a local store and purchase a debit card for several hundred dollars for bail otherwise a police officer will be at your door to arrest you.

Scam alert: This is a scam. No police officer or court or jury commissioner personnel ever will call you and demand money. If you get such a phone call, hang up.

The Marin County Sheriff's Office and the Jury Commissioner's Office have additional information on this scam on their websites.

More information is available through the Marin County district attorney's consumer protection unit at 473-6495 or through its website at www.co.marin.ca.us/da.